pico_covers 4/24/03 9:58 AM Page 1 PICO Programming ™ Take a closer look 11 Easy Steps Small. Simple. Flexible.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 1 Schematic Diagram (for Demo Unit)
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 2 PICO™ Programming Program PICO yourself in 11 Easy Steps. After the completion of the following exercise, you will have programmed the Allen-Bradley PICO Controller. The program simulates starting a motor for 10 seconds and then turns the motor off. Your program will look like the following: I2 - - - - - - - - SQ6 Q6 - - - - - - - - TT1 T1 - - - - - - - - RQ6 I2 SQ6 Q6 TT1 T1 RQ6 Physical input #2 to which the START button is wired to.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 3 PICO Touch Pad P2 Delete button (Del) Alternate button (Alt) P1 Escape button (Esc) P3 OK button P4 The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons displayed above The “P” buttons The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3) or up and down (P2,P4) Smarter Than Your Average Relay Easier to use than a PLC - No software required - Easy to program
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 4 PICO™ Programming PROGRAM. . . STOP PARAMETER SET CLOCK. . . PROGRAM DELETE PROG Deleting the existing program Press the OK button until you see the menu to the left. If the second menu item down is STOP, press P4 and press OK. If not, highlight PROGRAM and press the OK button. To select DELETE PROG Press P4 and press the OK button twice. Entering Program mode Highlight PROGRAM and press the OK button.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 5 PICO Touch Pad P2 Delete button (Del) Alternate button (Alt) P1 Escape button (Esc) P3 OK button P4 The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons displayed above The “P” buttons The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3) or up and down (P2,P4) Smarter Than Your Average Relay Even better than a single-board controller Standard, off-the-shelf product that is already developed World-wide support and programming knowledge.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 6 PICO™ Programming I2 I2 Adding an input instruction Press the OK button to inset the first instruction. You’ll notice the “I” flashing. Your screen should look like this at the end of Step 3. Changing the input contact number Press P3 to highlight the “1”. Press P2 and change the the input to I2. Press the OK button followed by the Alt button. Your display should look similar to the one to the left.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 7 PICO Touch Pad P2 Delete button (Del) Alternate button (Alt) P1 Escape button (Esc) P3 OK button P4 The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons displayed above The “P” buttons The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3) or up and down (P2,P4) Smarter Than Your Average Relay Intelligent relay replacement Changing system functions is a simple matter of reprogramming PICO.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 8 PICO™ Programming I2 - - - - - - - - SQ6 Your screen should look like this at the end of Step 5. I2 - - - - - - - - SQ6 Q6 - - - - - - - - Your screen should look like this at the end of Step 6. Adding a latched output instruction Press P3 three times. Next press the OK button. You should see a flashing “Q”. Press P1 once. The cursor should move to the flashing bracket. Press P2 twice to change the bracket to “S” (set).
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 9 PICO Touch Pad P2 Delete button (Del) Alternate button (Alt) P1 Escape button (Esc) P3 OK button P4 The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons displayed above The “P” buttons The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3) or up and down (P2,P4) Smarter Than Your Average Relay Permanent program retention Programs are stored in non-volatile EEPROM memory, and will not be lost in the event of a power failure.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 10 PICO™ Programming I2 - - - - - - - - SQ6 Q6 - - - - - - - - TT1 X S C 00 TRG RES T1 + Adding a timer-timing contact Press the OK button to insert an output. Press P2 three times to display the TT1 timing contact. Your screen should look like this at the end of Step 7. Inserting a timer Press the OK button three times. Press P2 until the flashing “I” changes to a “T”. Press the OK button twice and you will jump to the screen shown in step 9.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 11 PICO Touch Pad P2 Delete button (Del) Alternate button (Alt) P1 Escape button (Esc) P3 OK button P4 The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons displayed above The “P” buttons The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3) or up and down (P2,P4) Smarter Than Your Average Relay Commissioning status display View the real-time analysis of the logic circuit.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 12 PICO™ Programming X S C 10.00 TRG RES T1 + I2 - - - - - - - - SQ Q6 - - - - - - - - TT1 T1 - - - - - - - - RQ6 Your screen should look like this at the end of Step 10. Configuring the 10 second timer Now you will enter a preset timer value for Timer #1. Press P1 and then the P3 button twice. You should be on the “0”. Press P2 to change the “0” to a “1”. Your display should now look like the screen to the left. Press the OK button twice.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 13 PICO Touch Pad P2 Delete button (Del) Alternate button (Alt) P1 Escape button (Esc) P3 OK button P4 The following instructions make use of of the 8 buttons displayed above The “P” buttons The “P” buttons move the cursor, right and left (P1,P3) or up and down (P2,P4) Smarter Than Your Average Relay Password security Control access to the program and parameters.
pico_booklet_ra 4/15/03 11:35 AM Page 14 PICO™ Programming PROGRAM. . . STOP PARAMETER SET CLOCK. . . Saving & Running your program Press the ESC button to save the program to memory. Press the Esc button again to take you to the Main menu. Press P4 to go to “RUN” mode. Press Okay. (see screen to left) Press the Esc button to take you to the front display. In Run Mode Press the Start button. This will SET Output #6 which picks up the coil in the contactor and turns on the green pilot light.
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